Colours of Melbourne Art Party spills onto Yarra’s Edge

Photography by Peter Hume and ACM Photography

It’s 26 degrees and the sun is setting. A gentle breeze blows in off the bay. The sky is clear and the view from the gallery is breathtaking. These are the perfect conditions for what we are hoping will be the Docklands biggest Art Party… we temper our excitement as we wait for the first guests to arrive.

Waterfront Gallery Director Demian Carey Gibbins and Magnus Collective Director Chantal Hryniewski in front of works by French born abstract expressionist Catherine Hiller

The Waterfront Gallery ARI welcomed more than 700 guests on Thursday 29 October at 7pm, exceeding all expectations. We were full to overflowing and art sales were immediate. Artists were proud to show off their beautiful works – and we were proud to have them.

24 artists exhibited more than 80 colourful, vibrant, original artworks as part of the Colours of Melbourne 2015 Group Exhibition. Add to this a cheese and charcuterie grazing table by Fig and Salt Catering, free flowing Champagne, great tunes and Yarra’s Edge Waterfront Gallery exploded into an Art Party that would make New York proud.

Guests enjoying stunning paintings by Cathy Quinn

#COM15 is the brainchild of Gibbins and Hryniewski and is designed to invigorate the Melbourne art market without compromising on quality by unlocking the value of emerging art.

The show is a collection of contemporary, colourful, original artworks – abstract expressionism and figurative works. Shamelessly beautiful – ready to hang.

Colours of Melbourne will run at the Waterfront Gallery ARI, 100 Lorimer Street Docklands until 26 November 2015, 11am-6pm Wed-Saturday.